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A FunTrivia Mixed Quiz!

This is an untimed game, created by the FunTrivia QuizBot using questions submitted by players. Take your time, and please consider submitting questions of your own when you are done!

#1. Literature Mixture. Player LauraMcC asks:
  In the "Hornblower" books by C.S. Forester, what problem did Hornblower suffer from when he initially stepped aboard his ships?

    He was too lazy to do the work
    He was scared of the ship's rats
    He was seasick
    He did not like the dark

#2. Literature Mixture. Player suomy asks:
  Writing romance novels as Mary Westmacott, this writer was best known for her Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot characters. Who was she?

    Ellery Queen
    Dorothy L Sayers
    Agatha Christie
    Jessica Fletcher

#3. Literature Mixture. Player rossian asks:
  The saying 'tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor' was adapted by John Le Carré for the title of his 1974 novel. Which occupation replaced 'sailor'?

    Spy
    Mole
    Agent
    Spook

#4. Literature Mixture. Player apathy100 asks:
  Which of the following sports was initially created for a series of novels by J.K. Rowling?

    Quoits
    Quidditch
    Qianball
    Quadrathlon

#5. Literature Mixture. Player qrayx asks:
  In the 1950s, J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" novels were published. Which popular children's book is sometimes considered a precursor to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy?

    Indiana Jones
    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
    The Hobbit
    Treasure Island

#6. Literature Mixture. Player FatherSteve asks:
  Before Gregory Peck ever played the part, which American author created the literary character Atticus Finch?

    Hunter S. Thompson
    John Steinbeck
    Harper Lee
    Tennessee Williams

#7. Literature Mixture. Player lout62001 asks:
  What would be the common number to complete the following book titles: '___ Years in Tibet', 'The House of ___ Gables' and '___ Pillars of Wisdom'?

    Five
    Nine
    Three
    Seven

#8. Literature Mixture. Player Chavs asks:
  Which children's author wrote "The Tale of Ginger and Pickles" about a cat and dog who owned a grocery shop?

    Stephen King
    J.K. Rowling
    Victor Hugo
    Beatrix Potter

#9. Literature Mixture. Player Stonecreek asks:
  Which author, who primarily writes horror fiction, is well-known for both living in and setting many of his works in Maine?

    Stephen King
    Stephen Prince
    Stephen Queen
    Stephen Duke

#10. Literature Mixture. Player DizWiz asks:
  "The face that launch'd a thousand ships", a line written by Christopher Marlowe, refers to which mythological figure?

    Hera
    Aphrodite
    Helen of Troy
    Athena